John McLaughlin

Military Service:

• Rank: Petty Officer 2nd Class

  Branch/Position: Navy

  Period: June 2015 - June 2019

  Occupation: STG - Sonar Technician - Surface

  Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:
  Operate (manipulate, control, evaluate, and interpret data) surface sonar and other oceanographic systems; operate surface ship underwater fire control systems (with associated equipment) for the solution of antisubmarine warfare problems; perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on surface sonar and allied equipment.

Work history:

• Job Title: Senior Equipment Technician

  Company: Quantumscape

  Period: January 2022 - present

  Role Description:

  R&D company transitioning to full production capability. Install and maintain a wide variety of R&D and production equipment to include furnaces and gas management systems. Perform preventative maintenance and troubleshoot problems with equipment, working with equipment engineers and vendor representatives as needed. Order, catalog, and maintain stocks of tools, parts, and materials. 

• Job Title: Technician

  Company: D&K Engineering

  Period: March 2021 - December 2021

  Role Description:

  Medical device manufacturer. Set up new R&D build for RNA scanner device and assisted engineers with fabricating and assembly of chassis and fluidics systems for first batch of devices. Later assigned to rework and repair on robotic vaccine refrigerator systems. 

• Job Title: Sonar Technician

  Company: USN

  Period: June 2015 - June 2019

  Role Description:

  Operated and maintained sonar suite and associated systems. Deployed in 2016. Learned maintenence procedures on valve systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, basic electrical work.